Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

If we cut our Earth in half, we would also see an iron and nickel core in the middle Caroline says, 'This type of meteorite is made from iron, nickel metal and a mineral called olivine. This is a ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

As the name suggests, these are made of rock. Only about 6 per cent of meteorites in collections around the world are iron-rich – these are rare and rather special beasts. They are thought to ...

It's one of the world's largest specimens of its kind and is over 4.5 billion years old. This type of meteorite is made from iron, nickel metal and a mineral called olivine. The green-yellow iron - ...

The high nickel content in the iron indicated that the jewellery was crafted from an ataxite meteorite, known for its mirror-like finish. The researchers also suggested that the deliberate mixing ...

Based on the high nickel levels in the iron, researchers believe the artefacts are made from an ataxite meteorite. Ataxites are an especially rare form of iron meteorites. Despite their rarity ...

As early as 3,000 BC in Egypt, people found iron-rich rocks scattered across the dry landscape and realised they were different. The ancient Egyptians used these meteorites to create high status ...

(Rovira-Llorens et al., Trabajos de Prehistoria, 2024) There is a way to tell the difference: iron from meteorites has a much higher nickel content than iron dug out of Earth's ground. So ...

The items had varying levels of meteorite elements mixed with the other iron, researchers said. Muzeum Częstochowskie Screengrab from Archeologia Żywa's Facebook post The collection is ...